Species of flowering plant
Eugenia roxburghii |
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Flower |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eugenia |
Species: | E. roxburghii |
Binomial name |
Eugenia roxburghii |
Synonyms[1] |
- Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Raeusch. ex DC. [Illegitimate]
- Eugenia bracteata var. fasciculata (Wall. ex Blume) Duthie
- Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii (DC.) Duthie
- Eugenia fasciculata Wall. ex Blume
- Eugenia heynei Rathakr. & N.C.Nair A
- Eugenia macrosepala Duthie
- Eugenia rothii Panigrahi [Illegitimate]
- Eugenia rothii var. fasciculata (Duthie) H.B.Naithani
- Eugenia willdenowii Wight [Illegitimate]
- Eugenia zeylanica Roxb. [Illegitimate]
- Myrtus bracteata Willd.
- Myrtus coromandelina J.König ex Roxb. [Invalid]
- Myrtus heynei Spreng. [Illegitimate]
- Myrtus latifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
- Myrtus littoralis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Myrtus quadripartita Royen ex Blume
- Myrtus ruscifolia Willd.
- Syzygium bracteatum (Willd.) Raizada
- Syzygium latifolium Blanco [Illegitimate]
- Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh
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Eugenia roxburghii (commonly known as Roxburgh's Cherry)[2] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to India and Sri Lanka.[3] It is a 5 metres (16 ft) tall tree with round, rough, brown branches. Leaves are shiny green in color which are oppositely arranged. Flowers are white in color and have four-petals. Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry.[2] Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.
References
- ^ "Eugenia capensis". The Plant List (2015). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Roxburgh's Cherry". Flora of India. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Eugenia roxburghii DC. | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
Taxon identifiers |
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Eugenia roxburghii | - Wikidata: Q15364886
- Wikispecies: Eugenia roxburghii
- CoL: 3C66Y
- GBIF: 5416651
- iNaturalist: 792213
- IPNI: 595823-1
- Plant List: kew-76690
- POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:595823-1
- Tropicos: 22105116
- WFO: wfo-0000958906
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